[opendtv] Why the World Doesn't Need Hi-Def DVD's
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 08:48:24 -0400
Why the World Doesn't Need Hi-Def DVD's
David Pogue
The New York Times
May 11, 2006
WHEN did you first become cynical about the electronics industry?
Was it when VHS went out of style, and you had to buy all your movies
again on DVD? Was it the time(s) you never got the rebate you mailed
away for? Or was it when your computer's 90-day warranty expired, and
the thing croaked two days later?
Doesn't matter. As it turns out, you didn't even know the meaning of
the word cynical. This month, Toshiba's HD-A1 high-definition DVD
player hit store shelves. It's the first marketplace volley in an
absurd and pointless format war among the titans of the movie,
electronics and computer industries.
Just contemplating the rise of a new DVD format is enough to make you
feel played. What's wrong with the original DVD format, anyway? It
offers brilliant picture, thundering surround sound and bonus
material. The catalog of DVD movies is immense and reasonably priced.
And DVD players are so cheap, they practically fall out of magazines;
82 percent of American homes have at least one DVD player.
To electronics executives, all of this can mean only one thing: It's
time to junk that format and start over.
Of course, the executives don't explain this decision by saying,
"Because we've saturated the market for regular DVD players."
Instead, they talk about video and picture quality. A DVD picture
offers much better color and clarity than regular TV, but not as good
as high-definition TV. The new discs hold far more information,
enough to display Hollywood's masterpieces in true high definition
(if you have a high-definition TV, of course).
...
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/11/technology/11pogue.html?ex=1305000000&en=3c4fcf229a0f3355&ei=5090
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